Mike Swan is an award-winning photographer and the author or coauthor of numerous publications about the herpetofauna of Australia, including Frogs and Reptiles of the Murray-Darling Basin and A Complete Guide to Frogs of Australia.
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Description
1. Introduction
2. Lethality- Dangerously Venomous Australian Snakes-Main Group
3. Dangerous Snakes and People
4. Identification of Dangerous Snakes
5. Snakebite
6. Snake Venom
7. Antivenom
8. Snakebite Treatment-First Aid
9. Snake Conservation
10. Species Accounts
This is a timely and welcome field guide, with up-to-date, fascinating information. Written by an author who is as passionate about his subject as he is knowledgeable—and with contributions from some of Australias most skilled photographers—this book is sure to become a classic on Australias wildlife.
-Steve K. Wilson, Queensland Museum
With current information on the ecology and identification of dangerous Australian species, conservation, and first aid, Dangerous Snakes of Australia is a lovely addition to our collective knowledge of dangerous snakes. It is written for both the layperson and the professional biologist alike, combining the authors decades of experience with beautiful images.
-Scott and Tyese Eipper, authors of Australasian Elapids